Glare eliminator for automobiles



April 28, 1925.

W. H. L. HOWARD GLARE ELIMINATOR FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed July 20, 1922 2 Sheets-sheaf, l

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W. H. L. HOWARD GLARE ELIMINATOR FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed July 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jiaward Patented Apr. 28, 1925.

lsseqgs .LWIL LIAMsI-I. L. Hownnngor .wssrrrnerourrsrmor OFGOLUMBIA.

GLARE" ELIMINATOR FOR LAUTOMDBILES.

, Application filed. July Ed -11922.. Serial No. ,76,345.

a Te-awamm 2'22 i may concern:

Be it linown that I, VVILLIAM H. L'. I How ARI); citizelrof the United States, residing an ashington, the District of Columbia, 5 *have i invented lcertain; new i and 1 useful 1mprovements in Glare Eliminators, for Autoanobiles of Whichrithe.following is a; speci- =T---fication. The invention-relates to a glare eliminator 10" for automobiles.

"The object 'of -thepresent invention is to provide for theiheadlights, of automobiles and various other motor. vehicles, a simple,

i practical amd efficient .deviceiadaptedjto be.

easily and cheaply manufactured and cape ble F of being readily applied to;.;the headf lights ottarious motor vehicles withoutne.

cessi 'tatin'g any alteration in the construction l thereof and f of "effectively; eliminating the rays which dazzle and confuse anyone. yap

l 1 preaching an automobile.

1 Another object of the. invention isv to: protidez'ifirongand durable device of this char;

acter equipped with an' adjustable combined 26" shieldand reflector. adapted to .be readily arrang'e'd to position itiproperlywith relation to 'tlie electric bulb; of 3a headlight and capable of-throwingthezlight rays from di- 1 ready in front of theelectric light bulb to eii -thereflectoiwand of. shielding the electric light bulb from :view, s05 that. the rays of light-Will be;thrownkforward by the. reflector of i the head light in a manner and 1 direction t which will not dazzle (and confuse persons;

in front of thersame.

Another object oftheiinvention is to pro vide a-glareieliminator adapted to cut out the lower pertion of a circular reflector and obscure the saidpontion so that-only the 4'0 upper portion ;will' be effective whereby the "rays 0t light will be thrown downwardly and 3 ing da z zling either .apedestrians or other -1operators of motor -vehicles;

vith these and other objects inview the 'inventioirconsists in the -constructionand.

novel combination and'arrangementof parts hereinafter fully described,illustratedin the accompanying drawings and pointed out in.

In the drawings, inwhich like characters ot reference}designate corresponding parts .i inr the severaltiewsz 1 Figure 1 is aperspectiveviewof a headlight glare eliminator constructed in accordance .with, this invention Figure 2 is acentral'vertical'sectional iew .ot the same, shown applied to a reflector and electric light bulb, the bulb andl ieflectoi' being indicated in. dotted lines.

1 igure 3 is a detail.sectionalviewof one ot theside attaching means;

liigure 4 i. front. elevation illustrating another. form oi theinventio havingjfsegniental upper and lower portions. Figure 5 is perspectivejview of another iormlot the invention having a seg iiiental portion. uliignre 6 is ,a detail Viewrillustrating the arrangementof lille letll lugs. I ,In the'accompanying drawing inwhich is r illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention the headlight glare eliminaton the devicecomprises iii its const'ru ion aflsub- ..,stantially segmental firontjfran composed of a curredapproximately semi-c rcular upper portion .1, and aQliori-zontal I connecting bottom, portion 2 formed integral withieach ot-her andavith a horizontal rearwartlly extending eon bined support {and shield 3 [The curved or,semi-circularportionl terms the top. and. sides of the {front train and is adapted to be arranged at the-front edge of i t in .dottedlines inf Figureg ofthe drawing.

The horizontal combined .s'u Sport land shield extends, rearwardly fromthe upper edge of the horizontal portion2 and it is provided -with a cunved rear fedge',5, which conforms to the configuration of the reflector ;and is adapted to; obscure or,cu tfo fli; fromthe elec- --forwardlyaiporrthe.roadbed.withoutconfus-i tricdight bulb 6,,the lower porctionb f the i reflector so that none the raysfoflight from the electrlclight, bulb will be thrown upwardly by the saidulo wer person of the reflector. j The jront gfirame and the combined support and shield gjare preferably ufOl'lllGCl by; stamping orotherwisefrom a single piece of, sheet metal orgother suitable material and theimateriahcut 'to dea the opening defined by the-front frame terms a ..horizontaljsupport and shield.

Mounted uponthe horizontal support and nshield'lf) is yertical combined shield and ;reflecto'r fconstructed. of sheet metal or 1 other, suitable material and located" directly in front of the electric light bulb 6 so as to entirely obscure the same from view at the front of the device. The combined shield and reflector? extend above the electric light bulb while the supporting shield extends rearwardly below the electric light bulb to the back of the reflector. The said combined shield and reflector 7 is provided at the base with an arcuate attaching flange 8 arranged flat upon the horizontal support 3 and pro vided with a central slot 9 and side openings 10" for the reception of screws 10 or other suitable fastening devices for securing the combined shield and reflector adjustably to the support 3. The combined shield and reflector is capable of a partial rotary adjustment to position it properly with relation to the electric light bulb and it has a non-reflecting front or outer face and a reflecting rear or inner face adapted to throw the light rays from the lamp 6 backward to the reflector to be thrown by the same downwardly and forwardly upon the roadbed. The rear reflecting face of the combined shield and reflector can, of course, be eliminated if desired, and while it is preferable to construct the device of sheet metal any other suitable material may be employed. Also any suitable means may be employed for securing the attachment to a headlight and it may be detachably held in position by the door of the headlight. The device may be easily and quickly applied to headlights without altering the construction thereof and in practice it will be constructed in sizes to suit and fit the standard headlights of automobiles and other motor vehicles. The central slot 9 permits a back and forward adjustment of the combined shield and reflector toward and from the bulb or lamp and side openings 10 are designed to be of sufficient size to accommodate this adjustment.

In Figure 1 of the drawings is illustrated another form of the invention in which the frame is provided with a solid or closed depending semi-circular lower portion 11 in addition to the open semi-circular upper portion. The open approximately semi-circular or segmental upper portion and semicircular or segmental lower portion cooperate to form a circular insert adapted to be readily fitted into a headlight.

In Figure 5 of the drawings the semicircular open upper portion is omitted and a solid lower segmental. portion 12 is employed and constitutes the attaching means for securing the device to the headlight of an automobile or other motor vehicle. The front frames shown in Figures 1, 4 and 5 are designed to be provided with suitable perforations, as shown for the reception of screws or other suitable fastening devices for at taching the device to a headlight. In each of the forms of the invention shown in Fig ures 4 and 5, the rearwardly extending segmental support and shield has mounted upon it a combined shield and reflector 13 constructed substantially the same as that shown and described and provided at the front with a forwardly extending lug 1t and at opposite sides with rear depending substantially L-shaped lugs 15 arranged in slots 16 of the combined shield and support and adjustable backwardly and forwardly similar to the said combined shield and reflector 7. The shield and reflector 13 is provided at its front lug with a central slot 17 for the reception of a screw 18 which secures the combined shield and reflector 13 in its adjustment. The lugs 15 project laterally as shown in Figure 6 of the drawing and retain the rear portion of the reflector in proper position and prevent the same from becoming disconnected from the combined shield and support.

\Vhat is claimed is:

1. An attachment for eliminatin the glare from headlights comprising a substantially segmental front frame arranged to close the lower portion of the headlight at the front thereof, a rearwardly extending approximately segmental support adapted to fit a reflector and cut off the lower portion of the same entirely from the lamp of the headlight and a curved shield extending up wardly from the support and arranged in front of the lamp.

2. An attachment for eliminating the glare from headlights including a front frame or member, a rearwardly extending support arranged beneath the lamp of the headlight and adapted to fit the reflector and entirely out off the lower portion thereof from the lamp, and a vertical shield arranged in front of the lamp and curved to extend partially around the same and provided at the base with an attaching flange having means for adjustably securing the shield to the support.

3. An attachment for headlights comprising a substantially segmental front frame fitting the headlight of a reflector at the front thereof and closing the lower portion of the front of the same and an approximately segmental support cut from the material forming the front frame and adapted to fit the reflector of a headlight and entirelycut off the lower portion thereof from the lamp thereof, and a shield arranged in front of the lamp and mounted upon the said support.

4. An attachment for headlights comprising a front vertical frame having a curved marginal edge to fit a headlight and rovided with an integral rearwardly exten ing substantially segmental support arranged horizontally so as to extend beneath the lamp of the headlight and cut out entirely the lower portion of the reflector of the said headlight, and a vertical shield mounted 1.5se,ooe 8 upon the support in front of the lamp of the headlight.

5. An attachment for headlights comprising a front vertical frame having a curved marginal edge to fit a headlight and provided with an integral rearwardly extending substantially segmental support arranged horizontally so as to extend beneath the lamp of the headli ht and cut out entirely the lower portion of the reflector of the said headlight, and a vertical shield mounted upon the support in front of the lamp of the headlight, said shield being provided at opposite sides with lugs slidably interlocked with the support and a lug extending from the center of the shield at the front thereof and adjustably secured to the support.

6. An attachment for headlights comprising a front frame having a substantially segmental open upper portion and provided with a horizontal rearwardly extending substantially segmental support so as to extend beneath the lamp of the headlight and cut out entirely the lower portion of the reflector of the same, and a vertical shield mounted upon the support in front of the lamp of the headlight.

7 An attachment for headlights comprising a front frame having a rearwardly extending substantially segmental support arranged to extend beneath the lamp of the headlight, and out out entirely the lower portion of the reflector thereof and provided at the front thereof with a solid depending segmental portion, and a vertical shield mounted upon the support in front of the lamp of the headlight.

8. An attachment for headlights comprising a front frame having a rearwardly extending substantially segmental support arranged to close the lower portion of the reflector of the headlight to the lamp thereof and provided at the front thereof with a solid depending segmental portion, said frame being also provided with an open substantially segmental upper portion, and a vertical shield mounted upon the support in front of the headlight of the lamp.

In testimony whereof I affix m 1 signature.

WILLIAM H. L. H \VARD. 

